Demonstration in New Hampshire targeting Elbit Systems

On Friday, December 6 members of the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine joined the New Hampshire Palestinian Education Network (PEN) for a protest in Merrimack NH targeting the leading Israeli defense contractor, Elbit Systems.

Elbit's "field-proven" technology providing the sensors for Israel's apartheid wall won it a contract to create a surveillance system along the Arizona border with Mexico. Elbit also produces military armaments and drones - and as we stood with our signs and banners along the edge of its New Hamphire headquarters, a drone flew over us and then dodged away as we tried to take pictures of it with our cellphones.

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Nancy Murray, Alliance co-founder, is on the Radio

Dr. Nancy Murray, former director of education at the ACLU of Massachusetts, author of the book “Palestinians: Life Under Occupation,” and co-founder of the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine, talk about her over 20 trips to the West Bank and Gaza, and her evolving sense of what justice for Palestinians means.

Listen here to her radio interview on Activist Radio.

Nancy handing out leaflets on World Water Day March 2019. Photo credit: Larry Aaronson

Nancy handing out leaflets on World Water Day March 2019. Photo credit: Larry Aaronson

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Our Year in Review & an Appeal

Friends,

 Water is life. That’s why the Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine’s focus doesn’t just resonate with seasoned activists. Many more people have come to understand Palestinian perspectives after learning how Israel uses water as a weapon.

While the world-wide solidarity movement grows stronger, daily life for Palestinians is getting even more difficult.

 “Today, due to Israel forbidding repair of the water infrastructure, the massively overcrowded hospitals must reduce the cleaning and sterilizing of medical equipment and facilities… Staff can only wash their hands when it’s essential, not regularly when going from one patient to another.” (Fact #145)

In response, we intensified our efforts in 2019: 

We demonstrated. We did our annual standouts (U.N. World Water DayInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleHarvard Graduation) and organized or participated in other standouts, demonstrations and events. We distributed 1,000s of leaflets and had scores of conversations with people on the street.

We created content. Over 400 people receive our bi-monthly facts by email and many more see them on our FB page. They are easily downloadable from our website so that other groups can use them in their own organizing work. 

Our Social Media Presence Grew. Our website has been viewed over 3,000 times; 65% of those visits were from the U.S. and the rest from 89 different countries. We have over 700 friends on our active Facebook page. Nearly 3,000 people and organizations follow us on Twitter, including Democracy Now! which has 700,000 followers.

Our expenses include maintaining our website, updating our resources, printing leaflets and other materials for tabling, and creating compelling banners and signs for standouts. 

With your help, we would do more to build the movement for justice for Palestinians both locally and internationally.  

Thank you.

The Alliance

Donations are 100% tax-deductible. You can give here, through our website.  

Standout on the Boston University Bridge for World Water Day.

Standout on the Boston University Bridge for World Water Day.

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Constant Confusion & Cruelty

“GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli gunboats opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats near al-Sudaniya, northwest of the Gaza Strip, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) said Nov. 23. The boats were within the allowed fishing area, according to the union, but Israel changes the zones erratically and sometimes with no warning.”



Israel's spastic shifts in fishing zones endanger Palestinians

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In the morning, when the air is still heavy with moisture, fishermen board small trawlers and set out from Gaza City's port to search for a catch within the six nautical miles that Israel allows them to fish (Kaamil Ahmed/MEE) From Middle East Eye, …

In the morning, when the air is still heavy with moisture, fishermen board small trawlers and set out from Gaza City's port to search for a catch within the six nautical miles that Israel allows them to fish (Kaamil Ahmed/MEE) From Middle East Eye, January 31, 2019



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